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1/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
2// Name: mdi.h
e54c96f1 3// Purpose: interface of wxMDIClientWindow
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4// Author: wxWidgets team
5// RCS-ID: $Id$
6// Licence: wxWindows license
7/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
8
9/**
10 @class wxMDIClientWindow
7c913512 11
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12 An MDI client window is a child of wxMDIParentFrame, and manages zero or
13 more wxMDIChildFrame objects.
7c913512 14
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15 @remarks
16
17 The client window is the area where MDI child windows exist. It doesn't have to
18 cover the whole parent frame; other windows such as toolbars and a help window
19 might coexist with it. There can be scrollbars on a client window, which are
20 controlled by the parent window style.
21
22 The wxMDIClientWindow class is usually adequate without further derivation, and
23 it is created automatically when the MDI parent frame is created. If the application
24 needs to derive a new class, the function wxMDIParentFrame::OnCreateClient() must
25 be overridden in order to give an opportunity to use a different class of client
26 window.
27
28 Under Windows 95, the client window will automatically have a sunken border style
29 when the active child is not maximized, and no border style when a child is maximized.
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31 @library{wxcore}
32 @category{managedwnd}
33
e54c96f1 34 @see wxMDIChildFrame, wxMDIParentFrame, wxFrame
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35*/
36class wxMDIClientWindow : public wxWindow
37{
38public:
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39
40 /**
41 Default constructor.
42 */
43 wxMDIClientWindow();
44
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45 /**
46 Constructor, creating the window.
3c4f71cc 47
7c913512 48 @param parent
4cc4bfaf 49 The window parent.
7c913512 50 @param style
4cc4bfaf 51 The window style. Currently unused.
3c4f71cc 52
5c3a762d 53 @remarks This constructor is called within wxMDIParentFrame::OnCreateClient().
3c4f71cc 54
5c3a762d 55 @see wxMDIParentFrame::wxMDIParentFrame(), wxMDIParentFrame::OnCreateClient()
23324ae1 56 */
7c913512 57 wxMDIClientWindow(wxMDIParentFrame* parent, long style = 0);
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58
59 /**
60 Destructor.
61 */
adaaa686 62 virtual ~wxMDIClientWindow();
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63
64 /**
65 Used in two-step frame construction. See wxMDIClientWindow()
66 for further details.
67 */
adaaa686 68 virtual bool CreateClient(wxMDIParentFrame* parent, long style = 0);
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69};
70
71
e54c96f1 72
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73/**
74 @class wxMDIParentFrame
7c913512 75
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76 An MDI (Multiple Document Interface) parent frame is a window which can contain
77 MDI child frames in its own 'desktop'. It is a convenient way to avoid window
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78 clutter, and is used in many popular Windows applications, such as Microsoft Word(TM).
79
80 @remarks
81
82 There may be multiple MDI parent frames in a single application, but this probably
83 only makes sense within programming development environments.
84
85 Child frames may be of class wxMDIChildFrame (contained within the parent frame)
86 or wxFrame (shown as a top-level frame).
87
88 An MDI parent frame always has a wxMDIClientWindow associated with it, which is the
89 parent for MDI child frames. This client window may be resized to accommodate non-MDI
90 windows, as seen in Microsoft Visual C++ (TM) and Microsoft Publisher (TM), where
91 a documentation window is placed to one side of the workspace.
92
93 MDI remains popular despite dire warnings from Microsoft itself that MDI is an obsolete
94 user interface style.
95
96 The implementation is native in Windows, and simulated under Motif. Under Motif, the
97 child window frames will often have a different appearance from other frames because
98 the window decorations are simulated.
99
7c913512 100
23324ae1 101 @beginStyleTable
8c6791e4 102 @style{wxCAPTION}
23324ae1 103 Puts a caption on the frame.
8c6791e4 104 @style{wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE}
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105 Defined as @c wxMINIMIZE_BOX | @c wxMAXIMIZE_BOX | @c wxTHICK_FRAME |
106 @c wxSYSTEM_MENU | @c wxCAPTION.
8c6791e4 107 @style{wxHSCROLL}
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108 Displays a horizontal scrollbar in the client window, allowing the
109 user to view child frames that are off the current view.
8c6791e4 110 @style{wxICONIZE}
23324ae1 111 Display the frame iconized (minimized) (Windows only).
8c6791e4 112 @style{wxMAXIMIZE}
23324ae1 113 Displays the frame maximized (Windows only).
8c6791e4 114 @style{wxMAXIMIZE_BOX}
23324ae1 115 Displays a maximize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 116 @style{wxMINIMIZE}
5c3a762d 117 Identical to @c wxICONIZE.
8c6791e4 118 @style{wxMINIMIZE_BOX}
23324ae1 119 Displays a minimize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 120 @style{wxRESIZE_BORDER}
23324ae1 121 Displays a resizeable border around the window (Motif only; for
5c3a762d 122 Windows, it is implicit in @c wxTHICK_FRAME).
8c6791e4 123 @style{wxSTAY_ON_TOP}
23324ae1 124 Stay on top of other windows (Windows only).
8c6791e4 125 @style{wxSYSTEM_MENU}
23324ae1 126 Displays a system menu (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 127 @style{wxTHICK_FRAME}
23324ae1 128 Displays a thick frame around the window (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 129 @style{wxVSCROLL}
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130 Displays a vertical scrollbar in the client window, allowing the
131 user to view child frames that are off the current view.
8c6791e4 132 @style{wxFRAME_NO_WINDOW_MENU}
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133 Under Windows, removes the Window menu that is normally added
134 automatically.
135 @endStyleTable
7c913512 136
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137 @library{wxcore}
138 @category{managedwnd}
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e54c96f1 140 @see wxMDIChildFrame, wxMDIClientWindow, wxFrame, wxDialog
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141*/
142class wxMDIParentFrame : public wxFrame
143{
144public:
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145
146 /**
147 Default constructor.
148 */
149 wxMDIParentFrame();
150
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151 /**
152 Constructor, creating the window.
3c4f71cc 153
7c913512 154 @param parent
4cc4bfaf 155 The window parent. This should be @NULL.
7c913512 156 @param id
4cc4bfaf 157 The window identifier. It may take a value of -1 to indicate a default
5c3a762d 158 value.
7c913512 159 @param title
4cc4bfaf 160 The caption to be displayed on the frame's title bar.
7c913512 161 @param pos
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162 The window position. The value @c wxDefaultPosition indicates a default position,
163 chosen by either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
7c913512 164 @param size
5c3a762d 165 The window size. The value @c wxDefaultSize indicates a default size, chosen by
4cc4bfaf 166 either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
7c913512 167 @param style
4cc4bfaf 168 The window style. See wxMDIParentFrame.
7c913512 169 @param name
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170 The name of the window. This parameter is used to associate a name
171 with the item, allowing the application user to set Motif resource values
172 for individual windows.
3c4f71cc 173
23324ae1 174 @remarks During the construction of the frame, the client window will be
5c3a762d 175 created. To use a different class from wxMDIClientWindow, override
4cc4bfaf 176 OnCreateClient().
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177 Under Windows 95, the client window will automatically have a
178 sunken border style when the active child is not maximized,
179 and no border style when a child is maximized.
3c4f71cc 180
4cc4bfaf 181 @see Create(), OnCreateClient()
23324ae1 182 */
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183 wxMDIParentFrame(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
184 const wxString& title,
185 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
186 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
4cc4bfaf 187 long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE | wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL,
7c913512 188 const wxString& name = "frame");
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189
190 /**
191 Destructor. Destroys all child windows and menu bar if present.
192 */
adaaa686 193 virtual ~wxMDIParentFrame();
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194
195 /**
196 Activates the MDI child following the currently active one.
3c4f71cc 197
4cc4bfaf 198 @see ActivatePrevious()
23324ae1 199 */
adaaa686 200 virtual void ActivateNext();
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201
202 /**
203 Activates the MDI child preceding the currently active one.
3c4f71cc 204
4cc4bfaf 205 @see ActivateNext()
23324ae1 206 */
adaaa686 207 virtual void ActivatePrevious();
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208
209 /**
210 Arranges any iconized (minimized) MDI child windows.
3c4f71cc 211
4cc4bfaf 212 @see Cascade(), Tile()
23324ae1 213 */
adaaa686 214 virtual void ArrangeIcons();
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215
216 /**
217 Arranges the MDI child windows in a cascade.
3c4f71cc 218
4cc4bfaf 219 @see Tile(), ArrangeIcons()
23324ae1 220 */
adaaa686 221 virtual void Cascade();
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222
223 /**
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224 Used in two-step frame construction.
225 See wxMDIParentFrame() for further details.
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226 */
227 bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
228 const wxString& title,
229 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
230 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
4cc4bfaf 231 long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE | wxVSCROLL | wxHSCROLL,
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232 const wxString& name = "frame");
233
234 /**
235 Returns a pointer to the active MDI child, if there is one.
236 */
328f5751 237 wxMDIChildFrame* GetActiveChild() const;
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238
239 /**
240 This gets the size of the frame 'client area' in pixels.
3c4f71cc 241
7c913512 242 @param width
4cc4bfaf 243 Receives the client width in pixels.
7c913512 244 @param height
4cc4bfaf 245 Receives the client height in pixels.
3c4f71cc 246
5c3a762d 247 @remarks
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249 The client area is the area which may be drawn on by the programmer, excluding
250 title bar, border, status bar, and toolbar if present.
251
252 If you wish to manage your own toolbar (or perhaps you have more than one),
253 provide an @b OnSize event handler. Call GetClientSize() to find how much space
254 there is for your windows and don't forget to set the size and position of
255 the MDI client window as well as your toolbar and other windows (but not the
256 status bar).
257
258 If you have set a toolbar with wxMDIParentFrame::SetToolbar(), the client size
259 returned will have subtracted the toolbar height. However, the available positions
260 for the client window and other windows of the frame do not start at zero - you
261 must add the toolbar height.
262
263 The position and size of the status bar and toolbar (if known to the frame) are
264 always managed by wxMDIParentFrame, regardless of what behaviour is defined in
265 your @b OnSize event handler. However, the client window position and size are always
266 set in @b OnSize, so if you override this event handler, make sure you deal with the
267 client window.
268
269 You do not have to manage the size and position of MDI child windows, since they
270 are managed automatically by the client window.
271
272 @see GetToolBar(), SetToolBar(), wxMDIClientWindow
273
274 @beginWxPythonOnly
275 The wxPython version of this method takes no arguments and returns a tuple containing
276 width and height.
277 @endWxPythonOnly
23324ae1 278 */
0004982c 279 void GetClientSize(int* width, int* height) const;
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280
281 /**
282 Returns a pointer to the client window.
3c4f71cc 283
4cc4bfaf 284 @see OnCreateClient()
23324ae1 285 */
328f5751 286 wxMDIClientWindow* GetClientWindow() const;
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287
288 /**
289 Returns the window being used as the toolbar for this frame.
3c4f71cc 290
4cc4bfaf 291 @see SetToolBar()
23324ae1 292 */
328f5751 293 virtual wxWindow* GetToolBar() const;
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294
295 /**
296 Returns the current Window menu (added by wxWidgets to the menubar). This
297 function
298 is available under Windows only.
299 */
328f5751 300 wxMenu* GetWindowMenu() const;
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301
302 /**
303 Override this to return a different kind of client window. If you override this
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304 function, you must create your parent frame in two stages, or your function will
305 never be called, due to the way C++ treats virtual functions called from constructors.
306 For example:
307
308 @code
309 frame = new MyParentFrame;
310 frame->Create(parent, myParentFrameId, wxT("My Parent Frame"));
311 @endcode
3c4f71cc 312
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313 @remarks
314
315 You might wish to derive from wxMDIClientWindow in order to implement different
316 erase behaviour, for example, such as painting a bitmap on the background.
317
318 Note that it is probably impossible to have a client window that scrolls
319 as well as painting a bitmap or pattern, since in @b OnScroll, the scrollbar
ba1d7a6c 320 positions always return zero.
3c4f71cc 321
4cc4bfaf 322 @see GetClientWindow(), wxMDIClientWindow
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323 */
324 virtual wxMDIClientWindow* OnCreateClient();
325
326 /**
327 Sets the window to be used as a toolbar for this
328 MDI parent window. It saves the application having to manage the positioning
329 of the toolbar MDI client window.
3c4f71cc 330
7c913512 331 @param toolbar
4cc4bfaf 332 Toolbar to manage.
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334 @remarks
335
336 When the frame is resized, the toolbar is resized to be the width of the frame
337 client area, and the toolbar height is kept the same.
338
339 When the frame is resized, the toolbar is resized to be the width of the frame
340 client area, and the toolbar height is kept the same.
341
342 The parent of the toolbar must be this frame.
343
344 If you wish to manage your own toolbar (or perhaps you have more than one),
345 don't call this function, and instead manage your subwindows and the MDI client
346 window by providing an @b OnSize event handler. Call wxMDIParentFrame::GetClientSize()
347 to find how much space there is for your windows.
348
349 Note that SDI (normal) frames and MDI child windows must always have their toolbars
350 managed by the application.
3c4f71cc 351
4cc4bfaf 352 @see GetToolBar(), GetClientSize()
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353 */
354 virtual void SetToolBar(wxWindow* toolbar);
355
356 /**
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357 Call this to change the current Window menu.
358 Ownership of the menu object passes to the frame when you call this function.
5c3a762d 359
23324ae1 360 This call is available under Windows only.
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361
362 To remove the window completely, use the @c wxFRAME_NO_WINDOW_MENU window style.
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363 */
364 void SetWindowMenu(wxMenu* menu);
365
366 /**
367 Tiles the MDI child windows either horizontally or vertically depending on
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368 whether @a orient is @c wxHORIZONTAL or @c wxVERTICAL.
369
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370 Currently only implemented for MSW, does nothing under the other platforms.
371 */
adaaa686 372 virtual void Tile(wxOrientation orient = wxHORIZONTAL);
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373};
374
375
e54c96f1 376
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377/**
378 @class wxMDIChildFrame
7c913512 379
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380 An MDI child frame is a frame that can only exist on a wxMDIClientWindow,
381 which is itself a child of wxMDIParentFrame.
7c913512 382
23324ae1 383 @beginStyleTable
8c6791e4 384 @style{wxCAPTION}
23324ae1 385 Puts a caption on the frame.
8c6791e4 386 @style{wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE}
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387 Defined as @c wxMINIMIZE_BOX | @c wxMAXIMIZE_BOX | @c wxTHICK_FRAME |
388 @c wxSYSTEM_MENU | @c wxCAPTION.
8c6791e4 389 @style{wxICONIZE}
23324ae1 390 Display the frame iconized (minimized) (Windows only).
8c6791e4 391 @style{wxMAXIMIZE}
23324ae1 392 Displays the frame maximized (Windows only).
8c6791e4 393 @style{wxMAXIMIZE_BOX}
23324ae1 394 Displays a maximize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 395 @style{wxMINIMIZE}
5c3a762d 396 Identical to @c wxICONIZE.
8c6791e4 397 @style{wxMINIMIZE_BOX}
23324ae1 398 Displays a minimize box on the frame (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 399 @style{wxRESIZE_BORDER}
23324ae1 400 Displays a resizeable border around the window (Motif only; for
5c3a762d 401 Windows, it is implicit in @c wxTHICK_FRAME).
8c6791e4 402 @style{wxSTAY_ON_TOP}
23324ae1 403 Stay on top of other windows (Windows only).
8c6791e4 404 @style{wxSYSTEM_MENU}
23324ae1 405 Displays a system menu (Windows and Motif only).
8c6791e4 406 @style{wxTHICK_FRAME}
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407 Displays a thick frame around the window (Windows and Motif only).
408 @endStyleTable
7c913512 409
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410 @remarks
411 Although internally an MDI child frame is a child of the MDI client window,
412 in wxWidgets you create it as a child of wxMDIParentFrame.
413 You can usually forget that the client window exists.
414 MDI child frames are clipped to the area of the MDI client window, and may
415 be iconized on the client window.
416 You can associate a menubar with a child frame as usual, although an MDI
417 child doesn't display its menubar under its own title bar.
418 The MDI parent frame's menubar will be changed to reflect the currently
419 active child frame.
420 If there are currently no children, the parent frame's own menubar will
421 be displayed.
422
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423 @library{wxcore}
424 @category{managedwnd}
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e54c96f1 426 @see wxMDIClientWindow, wxMDIParentFrame, wxFrame
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427*/
428class wxMDIChildFrame : public wxFrame
429{
430public:
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431
432 /**
433 Default constructor.
434 */
435 wxMDIChildFrame();
436
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437 /**
438 Constructor, creating the window.
3c4f71cc 439
7c913512 440 @param parent
4cc4bfaf 441 The window parent. This should not be @NULL.
7c913512 442 @param id
4cc4bfaf 443 The window identifier. It may take a value of -1 to indicate a default
5c3a762d 444 value.
7c913512 445 @param title
4cc4bfaf 446 The caption to be displayed on the frame's title bar.
7c913512 447 @param pos
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448 The window position. The value @c wxDefaultPosition indicates a default position,
449 chosen by either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
7c913512 450 @param size
5c3a762d 451 The window size. The value @c wxDefaultSize indicates a default size, chosen by
4cc4bfaf 452 either the windowing system or wxWidgets, depending on platform.
7c913512 453 @param style
4cc4bfaf 454 The window style. See wxMDIChildFrame.
7c913512 455 @param name
4cc4bfaf 456 The name of the window. This parameter is used to associate a name with the
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457 item, allowing the application user to set Motif resource values for individual
458 windows.
3c4f71cc 459
4cc4bfaf 460 @see Create()
23324ae1 461 */
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462 wxMDIChildFrame(wxMDIParentFrame* parent, wxWindowID id,
463 const wxString& title,
464 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
465 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
466 long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE,
467 const wxString& name = "frame");
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468
469 /**
470 Destructor. Destroys all child windows and menu bar if present.
471 */
adaaa686 472 virtual ~wxMDIChildFrame();
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473
474 /**
475 Activates this MDI child frame.
3c4f71cc 476
4cc4bfaf 477 @see Maximize(), Restore()
23324ae1 478 */
adaaa686 479 virtual void Activate();
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480
481 /**
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482 Used in two-step frame construction.
483 See wxMDIChildFrame() for further details.
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484 */
485 bool Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
486 const wxString& title,
487 const wxPoint& pos = wxDefaultPosition,
488 const wxSize& size = wxDefaultSize,
489 long style = wxDEFAULT_FRAME_STYLE,
490 const wxString& name = "frame");
491
492 /**
493 Maximizes this MDI child frame.
3c4f71cc 494
4cc4bfaf 495 @see Activate(), Restore()
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496 */
497 void Maximize(bool maximize);
498
499 /**
500 Restores this MDI child frame (unmaximizes).
501 */
adaaa686 502 virtual void Restore();
23324ae1 503};
e54c96f1 504